Life — May 17, 1900 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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The News of the Day. ELLOW EDITOR: Atfour o'clock, get out an extra announcing that the rumor in our regular edition is con- firmed. Menta: Yes, sir. “Unless, perchance, the rumor should really be confirmed in the meanwhile.” A Challenge and an Apology. Bioopviiiz, Brug Grass Co., Kr., April 27, ‘0 THE EDITOR OF LIFE: Sir! Your unmaoly and pusillantmous fling at a female momber of my family 1s thoroughly characteristic of your vile sheet. A journal which can see nothing courageous and statosmanlike in our noble President, which cavils at the wise utterances of tho silver-tongued Bryan, which refuses to commend the British’ for their bravo and self-sacrificing efforts to carry British - 427 DOFFED LITTLE LAUNCELOT AND HIS NEW SPRING SUIT. clvilization and British trade into tho ter- ritory of the cowardly Boers, and which refuses to recognize the ambition of the Theatrical 8yndicate to elovato tho stage, is quite competent to attack the good namo of a woman who happens to be dead and, thorofore, helpless. But as her descendant I boroby’ challenge you to como to Ken- tucky and meet moon tho field of honor. Failing your acceptanco of this invitation, I shall post you as a liar and coward. Yours very truly, (Cot.) Bournon Gore. P, 8—I refor to tho stat 957 of your issue of April 26 the weak—Evo.” ment on page “The first of Lire is not afraid to accept Colonel Gore's courteous invitation to meet him on the field of honor, but confesses to a slight timidity about setting foot in the rifle-ruled State of Kentucky. Sooner than take the risk, Lire will apologize for its innocent jest about the Colonel’s female relative, and assures the Colonel that it holds the good name of that lady in high esteem, notwithstanding the fact that her early fauz pas has caused the entire human race a considerable amount of vexation and labor, With respect of his other assertions, Lire assures the Colonel that he wrongs us. We hold that President McKinley is a most ac- complished politician, that Colonel Bryan is a most vigorous and untiring elocu- tionist, that the British are doing everything in their power to cover the land of the Boers with the blessings of British altruism, and that the Theatrical Syndicate is elevating the stage so thor- ougbly that dramatic art will soon become invisible. We tender to Colonel Gore the assurances of our most esteemed consideration. comichooks.